Armstrong Cork Company

Armstrong Cork Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Show map of Pittsburgh Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States
Location	23rd and Railroad Streets (Strip District), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	40°27′16.08″N79°58′59.8″W / 40.4544667°N 79.983278°W / 40.4544667; -79.983278
Built	circa 1901
Architect	Frederick J. Osterling
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival, Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	05000413 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 10, 2005
Designated PHLF	2007 [2]

The Armstrong Cork Company (formerly of Armstrong World Industries) was a cork manufacturer which was located at 2349 Railroad Street in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Armstrong Cork Company eventually moved its headquarters to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The company's product lines evolved from cork products and Linoleum, to vinyl floors, acoustical ceiling products, and glassware in each of which industries it was at one time a leading producer and brand.

Building

The company's building was designed by architect Frederick J. Osterling and built circa 1901. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 2005, ^[1] and to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2007. ^[2]

Since 2007 the building has been maintained as loft apartments, known as "The Cork Factory " ("Cork Factory Lofts", and "The Cork Factory - Loft apartments on the river"). ^[3]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
2. Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
3. "Home". thecorkfactory.com.

External links

• Cork Factory Lofts at Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Center